SCDigest On-Target, April 7, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

April 7, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Lean Manufacturing Thought Leaders Discussion
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Risk Associated with Mexico are Overblown, Some Say
	Distribution and Material Handling: The 10 Indicators You May Need a Multi-Carrier Shipping System
	Transportation: Should Rail "Bottleneck" Segment Pricing Finally be Revised?
	Supply Chain Trends: Sense and Respond Supply Chains Work, but Investment is Not Trivial, Nick LaHowchic Says
	Procurement and Sourcing: Should Negotiating Skills be a Core Corporate Competency?
	RFID and Auto ID: Is RFID Being Singled Out by Privacy Advocates and Legislators

	Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus
Category Sponsor: ClearOrbit

Featured Story

Sense and Respond Supply Chains Work, but Investment is Not Trivial, Nick LaHowchic Says

Shift Takes Capital and Skill; Limited Brands has a "New Store" Each Week

Related Content

Getting to Integrated Planning and Execution Essential but Challenging, LaHowchic Says

Sales and Operations Planning is Part of the Answer, but not Enough; "Sense and Respond" Does Change the Game

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Category Sponsor: SCTV

Featured Story

The 10 Indicators You May Need a Multi-Carrier Shipping System

Reaching a "Tipping Point" where more Horsepower Makes Sense

Related Content

Shippers Dodge a Bullet, for Now, as Fire Marshals Group Tables Wood Pallet Classification Changes

Changed Requirements would have Cost Shippers a Bundle; Not out of Woods Yet, However; Is Something Fishy with the Process?

ON-DEMAND

Optimizing Your
Warehouse with WMS

Transportation Management Focus

Category Sponsor: Descartes

Featured Story

Should Rail "Bottleneck" Segment Pricing Finally be Revised?

Likelihood of New Rules Stronger than Ever, but No Action Likely Until 2010, Ed Wolfe Says

MIT's Caplice and Simchi-Levi, Supply Chain Digest's Gilmore Top the List; Green Supply Chain, Rockline Industries Case Study, Wireless Systems for Logistics and More

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Category Sponsor: OATSystems

Featured Story

Is RFID being Singled Out by Privacy Advocates and Legislators?

There are Legitimate Questions, but RFID is the Least of the Privacy Concerns for Most Consumers

Container Tracking Application Leverages Supplier Portal that was already in Place

	Manufacturing Focus
		Category Sponsor: SCTV

Featured Story

Lean Manufacturing Thought Leaders Discussion

Lean Offers Great Benefits, but for Most Companies, Operational Realities Means Lean Needs Technology to Scale

When You get Lean Enough, Everyone is Still Needed; Cutting Back Hours, Rather than Jobs

ON-DEMAND

Selecting ERP Systems
for Mid-Market Companies

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Category Sponsor: SCTV

Innovation in Supply Chain
Execution Videocast Series

April 14, 2009

Part 3: Transportation
Management for the New Era

Featured Story

Risks Associated with Mexico are Overblown, Some Say

While Violence is Bad in a Few Areas, Most of Country is still an Attractive Sourcing Location

Related Content

As Deadlines for 100% Cargo Screening Loom, many Roadblocks Still Exist

TSA Says there will be Delays in Ocean Screening Program; Others say Even Air Cargo Screening Deadline will be Tough to Meet

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Category Sponsor: SCTV

ON-DEMAND

Innovation in Supply Chain
Execution Videocast Series

Part 1: Is it the Right Time
for Integrated Supply Chains?

Featured Story

Should Negotiating Skills be a Core Corporate Competency?

It's Beyond Individual Skill, New Book Says; HP Broadens Procurement Metrics

Related Content

Number One Procurement Priority Right Now should be Managing Supplier Risk

What if 30% of Your Suppliers went under in 90 Days? Advance Sense and Respond Systems are Key

Supply Chain Digest:
PO Box 714
Springboro, Ohio 45066